Gurugram, Nov. 4 -- Commuters faced long delays on several major roads in Gurugram on Tuesday as heavy pre-Diwali traffic and two vehicle breakdowns triggered snarls stretching up to 4km during peak hours.

National Highway-48 (NH-48), the Delhi-Gurugram border, Cyber City-Udyog Vihar and the Leisure Valley Park-Tau Devi Lal Stadium corridor were among the worst-affected stretches. Breakdowns of a Haryana Roadways bus near Narsinghpur and a truck near Jharsa compounded the congestion, with traffic police warning that peak-hour snarls could persist for another two to three days.

On NH-48, traffic heading towards Gurugram from the direction of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport moved slowly near the border. A nearly 3km stre...